Sunraysia winter tennis

SOME teams needed to be regraded after round 3 of winter tennis, so points and percentages in the two grades affected were reset.

Round 4 saw some very close results with the match between Red Cliffs Ratbags and Nichols Point Diamonds in Division 3 being the stand-out match, with only one set and one game separating them.

It was all down to the mixed doubles, with Red Cliffs only needing to win one set of the three sets available, and Cath Banks and Brent Byrnes came through for Red Cliffs. It was a great effort by the other two Nichols Point mixed combinations to get the game points to within one, but Red Cliffs won the sets results.

On Sunday a trial was held for regional kids to be part of the AO Ball Kids program. This is the first time Level 1 trials have been held regionally, and the sun shone for just long enough for the kids to show Tennis Australia Victoria representative Lorey Bentley what skills they had.

Ball Kids will be advised if they have made it through to Level 2 trials and a chance to represent their region at the prestigious event held in January, after the rest of the trials from around Australia have been conducted.


RESULTS:

DIVISION 1:

Sacred Heart Guns 7(70) d Nichols Point Legends 3(48): Cambell McKenzie 24/14 (Nichols Point), Brianna Bagnall 24/14, Leanne Jordan 24/6 (Sacred Heart)

Red Cliffs Rebels 7(63) d Nichols Point Guns n Roses 3(35): Kieran Mayes 24/7, Letecia Ellis 24/3, Eliza Hill 24/2 (Red Cliffs)

DIVISION 2:

St Andrews Spartans 5(53) d Nichols Point Pointers 4(43): Sue Hardie 24/4 (St Andrews)

Sacred Heart Starters 5(63) d Alcheringa All Stars 4(49): Reece Kurrle 24/16 (Alcheringa), Tess Robinson 24/12, Jenny Gathercole 24/7 (Sacred Heart)

Red Cliffs Racqueteers 7(66) d Wentworth Webels 2(46): Karen Sharp 24/11, Donna Milne 24/15 (Red Cliffs)

DIVISION 3:

Red Cliffs Ratbags 5(58) d Nichols Point Stayers 4(57): Dale Chappell 24/16 (Nichols Point), Cath Banks 24/15 (Red Cliffs)

Alcheringa Almighties 5(50) d Nichols Point Diamonds 4(57): Dennis Allen 24/7 (Nichols Point), Peta Mary Hogarth 24/17 (Alcheringa): Mark Henderson 24/8, Mandy Phillips 24/4 (Alcheringa)

DIVISION 4:

Sacred Heart Braves 8(66) d Alcheringa Alfrescoes 2(30): Ethan Fox 24/4, Jun Bagacay 24/9, Jenny Fox 24/6, Xheryl Maddren 24/12 (Sacred Heart)

Kenny Park Magpies 5(64) d Nichols Point DI’s 4(43): Russell Walder 24/7, Simon Stirrat 24/7 (Kenny Park), Nancy Kirirua-Gill 24/18 (Nichols Point)

LADDERS

DIVISION 1

Red Cliffs Rebels     30     115.64

Sacred Heart Guns      21     125.79

Nichols Point Legends     20     105.08

Nichols Pt Guns n Roses     16     93.02

Sarnia Sloggers     9     65.02

DIVISION 2

Sacred Heart Starters     36     184.29

Nichols Point Pointers     25     100.47

St Andrews Spartans     20     90.00

Alcheringa All Stars     17     81.58

Red Cliffs Racqueteers     25     118.32

Wentworth Webels     9     64.59

DIVISION 3

Red Cliffs Ratbags     7     101.75

Alcheringa Almighties     6     87.72

Nichols Point Diamonds     5     114.00

Nichols Point Stayers     4     98.28

Wentworth Wascals     0     0.00

DIVISION 4

Sacred Heart Braves     10     220.00

Kenny Park Magpies     7     148.84

Nichols Point DI’s     4     67.19

Alcheringa Alfrescoes     1     45.45

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